The 2015/16 season is set for an early start after the Football Association and the Pro League Committee (PLC) announced the calendar for next season on Wednesday night.
Starting proceedings will be the Arabian Gulf Super Cup, the traditional curtain-raiser, on August 15. The first round of the Arabian Gulf League (AGL) season will take place over three days, from August 20-22, before pausing for 19 days to allow for an international break.
The first two rounds of the Arabian Gulf Cup are scheduled during the AGL hiatus, with Round 1 on August 27-28 and Round 2 on on September 4-5. The Arabian Gulf Cup final is scheduled for March 25, 2016, with the final round of the AGL season on May 21, 2016.
The PLC held several meetings with national team coach Mahdi Ahli before finalising the calendar in an attempt to avoid issues that came up during the 2014/15 season. Among the changes are not holding any matches during the first three days of Eid al Adha, as well as allowing clubs a one-month window between Eid al Fitr and the start of the AGL season in which to hold preseason preparations. Alternative match days have been proposed to allow for the potential progression of UAE teams in continental competitions.
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Law 41.9.4 of men’s T20I playing conditions
The fielding side shall be ready to start each over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed.
An electronic clock will be displayed at the ground that counts down seconds from 60 to zero.
The clock is not required or, if already started, can be cancelled if:
• A new batter comes to the wicket between overs.
• An official drinks interval has been called.
• The umpires have approved the on field treatment of an injury to a batter or fielder.
• The time lost is for any circumstances beyond the control of the fielding side.
• The third umpire starts the clock either when the ball has become dead at the end of the previous over, or a review has been completed.
• The team gets two warnings if they are not ready to start overs after the clock reaches zero.
• On the third and any subsequent occasion in an innings, the bowler’s end umpire awards five runs.
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